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Panelists are Christine Brennan,
award-winning USA Today sports columnist and commentator for ABC News,
ESPN, NPR and Fox Sports Radio as well as the author of Best Seat in the House: A Father, A Daughter, A Journey Through Sports, the first father-daughter sports memoir written by a sports writer; Andrew Billings, author and/or editor of nine books, including Olympic Media: Inside the Biggest Show on Television and The Fantasy Sport Industry: Games within Games; Neena Chaudry,
Senior Counsel and for the National Women's Law Center where she works
primarily on litigation and advocacy to enforce and protect Title IX;
and Erin Whiteside, whose research examines the
relationship between sports media and society with a particular focus on
the experiences of women working in sports, and the coverage of female
athletes.

Based
on Hardin, Whiteside and Billings work on women working in the sports
industry, Title IX coverage and airtime dedicated to women’s sports, the
panel will discuss the uphill battle women face in the industry.
Brennan and Chaudry will respond to the research with their unique
perspective as industry professionals.